Pillow-sham holder



' UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

IVILLIAM .L. PEEVERS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

PILLOW-Sl-lAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,118, dated February24, 1891.

Application filed August 7,1890. Serial No. 361,388. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. PEEvERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of ayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and usef 111 Improvements in Pillow-Sham Holders,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings. This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in pillow-sham holders; and the invention consists in thepeculiar construction of the supporting-bracket, whereby the necessityof making right and left brackets is obviated and 'wherebythe cost ofmanufacture is greatly reduced and the construction and operation of thedevice are simplified, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a diagram plan of a pillow-sham holder withmy improved brackets. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bracketdetached. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the parts of the bracket detached.Fig. l is an elevation of one half of the bracket, showng the spring inposition, the other half be- 1ng removed. Fig. 5 isa cross-sectionthrough acomplete bracket on line a: a: in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a similarsection of a modification specifically referred to.

A is the pillow-sham frame or holder proper.

B are the posts of the bed, to which my improved brackets C areattached. These brackets are alike in construction for each side, andthe description of one will sufiice for a description of both. Eachbracket consists of two like parts, consisting of a rectangular socketCb, having upon one side the extension b, the two parts being securedtogether by means of a rivet c, passing through suitable apertures inthe extensions 1) at the point of intersection thereof, said extensionsbeing formed upon the socket at an acute angle, whereby they formbearings at'two points upon the post a suitable distance apart to bracethe bracket and prevent its being displaced. At their upper ends theyare provided with suitable apertures (Z, by means of which they maybesecured by screws ornails to the bedpost. At the point of intersection bthe bracket 1s provided with a vertical aperture f, which has an offset9.

h is the, spring, which has a vertical leg *5 engaging in the aperturefand the hook j engaging in the offset 9, the spring being securelyclamped in position when the parts are secured together by the rivet.The springis also provided with the downwardly-extended arm is, whichpasses through corresponding guide-slots Z Z, formed centrally betweenthe two halves of the bracket. This spring bears against the arms m ofthe pillow-sham frame and holds it in its adjusted position up or downin the well-known manner. The extensions b are provided with offsetsn,bringing the securing portion of these extensions directly oppositethe middle of the body of the bracket. By having the securing portion ofthe arms or extensions opposite the middle of the bracket it is evidentthat the bracket may be secured to either of the two posts without thenecessity of arranging for right or left, as has heretofore beennecessary.

In making my bracketl preferable make it in two like halves securelyconnected in the manner described, with the spring clamped between andguided in slots in the upper and lower parts of the socket; but it isevident that, if desired, the bracket may be cast in one piece and theapertures cored out, or it may be hammered from sheet metal. By thisconstruction I am enabled to manufacture my bracket without anymachine-work or fitting, simply casting or hammering out the parts andclamping the spring between by means of a rivet.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In apillow-sham holder, bracketsformed of two pieces, securing-arms integral therewith, and a springclamped between the arms, its free end guided in apertures at the topand bottom of the bracket, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the pillow-sham holder, of a bracket formed oftwo pieces, securing-arms integral therewith extending in line with themeeting faces of the two pieces, and a springhaving one end clampedbetween the pieces and its other end guided in apertures at the top andbottom of the bracket, substantially as described.

3. In apillow-sham holder, the combination of two like halves consistingof the socketed body a, having apertures f and Z therein, the inclinedextensions b, having the offset 01.

tures, the offset n in the extensions, and the aperture d, the partsbeing arranged to operate substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM L. PEEVERS.

Nitnesses:

P. M. HULBERT, M. B. ODOGHERTY.

